Chemical Chameleon

Principal
• Permanganate MnO4─ is reduced by sucrose under alkaline enviro
nment.
• During the reaction, KMnO4(violet) is reduced to K2MnO4(green),
then it further reduced to MnO2 (brown/yellow)
Materials
Water
Sodium hydroxide, NaOH
Potassium manganate(VII), KMnO4
Sucrose(sugar)
Beakers, 250 mL, 100 mL
Balance
Procedure
• Prepare a beaker with 250 warm water
• Add 3 g sodium hydroxide and 4.5 g sugar
• Add 30 mg KMnO4 into 30 ml of water to prepare the KMnO4 solu
tion
• Add solution into the beaker and watch the color change